Arrangement for the distant viewing of radioscopic images



Aug, 20, 1946. NY 2,406,148.

ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DISTANT VIEWIN G OF RADIOSCOPIC IMAGES I Filed July 17, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet l l 4 :5 I T I I /B \TO5E JEN KINVENTOR v v ATTORNEY.

Aug. 20, 1946.

Jgs, 75/79 INVENTOR A'ITORNEY.

20, 1946. JANY 2,406,148

ARRANGEMENT'FOR THE DI'SIANT VIEWING OF RADIOSCOPIC IMAGES Filed July .7, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR BY ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 20, 1946 o UNITED STATES Parent or ies OF RADIOSCOPIC IMAGES Jos J any, Sao Paulo, Brazil Application July 17, 1943, Serial No. 495,203

In Brazil June 14, 1943 The present invention relates to an arrangement for the distant viewing of radioscopic images. One object of the invention is to provide an box showing its internal construction.

Fig. is an end view similar to that of Fig. 1, but showing the radiologic table and fluorescent screen in horizontal position and also including a series of mirrors and a pick-up device for 2 Claims. (Cl. 25077) transmitting rays coming from the mirror box to the viewing equipment. 1

Referring now to the drawings, and first to Figs. 1 to 4, I is an X-ray tube mounted on the arrangement for the distant viewing of radio- 6 rear of the radiologic table 2, which latter is pivscopic images in which the operator is protected oted in a frame 2a and in Figs. 1 to 4 is adjusted by a lead shielded screen against the action of to a vertical position. A fluorescent screen 3 is the direct or secondary X-rays. mounted at a distance in front and parallel to Another object of th invention is t provide the radiologic table 2 and connected with th lata device for the distant viewing of radioscopic t r y lat l a k ts t A telescopic frame 1 images in which the observer may be stationed extends forwardly from the fluorescent screen 3 in an undarkened room so that the time period at substantially right angles to the latter and otherwise necessary for the adaptation of the pp an c p bellows A mirror bOX eyes of the observer to the dark room is elimi- 5 is mounted on the front end .of the bellows 4 nated, and th ob v ti of t position of the 5 and contains two lenses 6d disposed at right patient and all his movements is facilitated. an es to o e a t r and a mirror to d spo Still another object of the invention is to proat an angle of 45 to t e p aXiS 0f the vide an arrangement for the distant viewing of vice so as to deflect light rays entering the box 5 ,radioscopic images, obtained on a fluorescent through One Of the 1611865 a at l angle of 9, screen, from a patient placed in contact with a whereupon said light rays are emitted through radiologic table regardless of whether such table the Second 18115 v and fluorescent screen are placed in a horizontal e n ir Y equipment, in luding the position or in a verti al position I radiologic table, the X-ray tube, the fluorescent A still further object of the invention is t screen, the telescope frame, thebenows and the provide an arrangement which permits of modimirror bOX m y e ed e frame a and fying the size of the field of radioscopic vision adjusted either to a position in which the radioon the fluorescent screen in accordance with the l c t le and fluorescent screen extend in vermagnitude of the desired enlargement, dependplanes d the t c pe ame nd 10 ing upon the organ of the patient to be observed so lows proje t horizon/tally see Figs. 1 and 2), 1' and diagnosed. to a position in which the radiologic table and These and other objects, which will appear fluorescent screen are disposed in horizontal more clearly as the specification proceeds, are planes and the telescope frame and bellows proaccomplished according to the present invention ject vertically upwardly from the fluorescent by the arrangement and combination of elescreen (see Fi ments set forth in the following detailed descrip- The te c p frame d e ows may be extion, defined in the appended claims and illustended to various lengths, the least extended potratively exemplified by the accompanying sition being shown in full lines in Figs. 2 and 5, d s in which, each of which shows two further extended posi- Fig. 1 is an end View of the arrangement actions in broken lines. cording to t e ve tion With the radiologic t b 8 is an upright lead sheet covered partition wall and fluorescent screen i o vertical position. disposed in a plane parallel to the optical axis of Figs. 2 and 3 are separate side views respecthe X-ray equipment and provided with a horitively 0f t e y eq ipment i cluding the zontal slot l3, the longitudinal edges of which radiologic table, X- y tube, t fluorescent 4c are equidistantly spaced from the horizontal screen and a mirror box connected to the fluoplane containing the optical axi of the Y-ray rescent screen by means of a be and of the apparatus when the latter assumes the position protective W l in whi h p rt f the viewin in which its optical axi extends horizontal (see equipment is slidably supported. Figs. 1, 2 and 3). A carriage 9 consisting sub-- 4 is a V t cal a al Section Of t e m r or 0 stantially of a lead sheet covered protective plate is mounted by means of wheels I! slidably along the slot l3 on rails 52 extending along the edges of the slot is. A telescope 29 projects through the carriage plate d with its optical axis disposed at right angles to the horizontal optical axi of 3 disposed in horizontal planes.

' with thesize of the field which the operator de= sires to observe, The carriage 9 is then moved along the rail ii in the screening-wall 8 to bring the optical axi of the telescope I!) in exact align- I ment with that len Saof the mirror box 5 from The telescope i8 is properly focused and the radioscopie'irnage produced by the X-ray equipment on the fluowhich the deflected rays emerge.

lens Met with the optical axis of the beam reflected from the proper mirror Hi; finally the telescope I is focused and the radioscopic observation may thus proceed in the same manner as described above from the outside of the wall 8 through the telescope d.

I claim: M 1;.An arrangement for the" distant viewing of radioscopic images comprising in combination with an X-ray apparatu including an X-ray tube. a radiological table, a fluorescent screen and rescent screen 3 may be observed without any danger of the observer being exposed to the detrimental effects of primary or secondary- X-rays.

Fig. 5 shows certain additional elements to'be used when the X-Iay apparatu is positioned to have the radiologic table 2 and fluorescent screen A vertical rod IT depends from the roof of the laboratory and carries a number of equidistantly spaced bracket l5, each of which supports an adjustable ;mirror l6? The mirrors it are so arranged that; at dif-' ferent' extensions of the bellows d, the rays emerging from the mirror box 5 through one of the lenses So will strike one orthe other of the mirror surfaces J6, Eachmirror l6'may be set at *various inclined positions to deflect the rays striking its'surfaces in a downward direction. An optical pick-up device I 4 containing a lens Ma andan inclined mirror 14b is, in this case, attached to the-objective end of-the telescope to receive the light rays reflected by the mirror;l6 and to deflect such rays'into the telescope 10. In the position shown in Fig. 5,-the arrangement is operated asfollows: Theiexten sion of the bellows is properly determined and fixed: The pick-up I4 is attached to the telescope. The mirrors 16 are adjusted to the proper vangles to deflect the light rays emerging from the mirror box 5 downwardly ill-the direction of the .7 pick-up. I 4. The supporting carriage i9is moved along the rails 12 to thefproper position. The pick-up I4 is turned to align-the axis of its H a bellows having one end thereof attached to said fluorescent screen and being extensible along the opticalaxis of said X-ray apparatus, the latter being capable of assuming a position in which its optical axis is disposed in a horizontal'plane, an upright lead sheet covered partition wall disposed in aplane parallel to the optical axis of said X-ray apparatu and provided with a horizontal slot the longitudinal edges of which areequidistantly spaced iromsaid horizontal plane containing the optical axis of said X-ray apparatusga lead sheet protected carriage slidable lengthwise of said slot, a telescope supported by aid carriage with its optical axis disposedin said' horizontal plane at right angles to said partitionwall, and an'optical device mounted at, the other end of said bellows to divertthe light rays passing from said luminous screen along said optical axisof said X-ray apparatus through said bellows at right angles towards said partition wall.

'2. An arrangement, as claimed in claim 1, in which said X-ray apparatus is adjustable to a Position in which its optical axis extends vertically, a series of mirrors disposed to receive light rays emitted from said optical device. inseveral predetermined extended positions of said bellows along said vertically disposed axis, respectively, said mirrors being adjustable to variousinclined positions, and means attachable to saidtelescope for picking up an image reflected from any of said mirrors and diverting itinto said telescope,

' Jose JANY. 

